曼迪Banet（她/她/她的）于2023年6月成为Cofrin生物多样性中心（CCB）的主任。 She provides support and direction for all the Center’s activities. Prior to joining the CCB, Mandy was a tenured associate professor at California State University, Chico where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses in ecology, ran a research program focused on conservation biology and ecophysiology, acted as the monitoring lead for a multi-agency collaborative habitat restoration project on the Sacramento River, and worked closely with the director and staff of the university’s ecological reserves. 她拥有印第安纳大学布卢明顿分校的生物学学士学位和加州大学河滨分校的生物学博士学位，专攻生态学、进化和有机生物学。 她曾在佛罗里达国际大学和不列颠哥伦比亚大学担任博士后。